Proverbial Wisdom
Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.
Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.
337. Take time by the forelock.
338. He jests at scars, that never felt a wound.
Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), Act II, Scene II
339.
Revenge, at first though sweet,
Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.
Paradise Lost, Bk IX, line 171
340. The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.
Essays, State Tamperings with Money and Banks
341.
An idler is a watch that wants both hands;
As useless when it goes as when it stands.
Retirement, line 681
342.
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose,
By any other name would smell as sweet.
Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Act II, Scene II